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Suffering Man's Charity (a.k.a. Ghost Writer)
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Directed by	Alan Cumming
Written by	Thomas Gallagher
Starring	Alan Cumming David Boreanaz
Cinematography	Alex Vendler
Music by	Paul Cantelon
Distributed by	Blue Harbor Entertainment
Release date	2007 (2007)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States

Suffering Man's Charity, later released under the title Ghost Writer, is a 2007 comedy/horror film directed by Alan Cumming, written by playwright Thomas Gallagher, and starring Alan Cumming and David Boreanaz.

Plot

John, an eccentric music teacher, takes in Sebastian, a younger writer—ostensibly to help him, but in truth because he’s attracted to him. When Sebastian begins a serious relationship with a woman, John becomes jealous and starts a fight that ultimately leads to Sebastian’s accidental death. Afterward, John discovers Sebastian’s unpublished manuscript and decides to publish it under his own name.

Cast

• Alan Cumming as John Vandermark
• David Boreanaz as Sebastian St. Germain
• Anne Heche as Helen Jacobsen
• Henry Thomas as Eric Rykell
• Karen Black as Renee
• Jane Lynch as Ingrid Sorensen
• Carrie Fisher as Reporter
• Maria-Elena Laas as Liliana
• Rachelle Lefevre as Elaine
• Ermahn Ospina as Pedro
• Alison Guh as Evelyn

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 40% of 5 critics' reviews are positive.

External links

• Suffering Man's Charity at IMDb
• Suffering Man's Charity at Rotten Tomatoes